dormant
/ˈdɔːmənt//ˈdɔɹmənt/
noun
- 1
A crossbeam or joist.
adjective
- 1
Inactive, sleeping, asleep, suspended.
“Grass goes dormant during the winter, waiting for spring before it grows again.”
- 2
In a sleeping posture; distinguished from couchant.
“a lion dormant”
- 3
Leaning.
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